Alienware M14xR2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.01% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive83% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware M14xR2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M14xR2
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130913
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '19 at 06:37
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 90.5
2-Core 176
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 441
48% 383 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
Dell(1028 0552) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
7.01% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 7.42
Parallax 9.31
6% 8.15 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 9.53
Splatting 10.6
8% 10.3 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.01%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 250 249 247 232 237 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 462
Write 445
Mixed 322
SusWrite 242
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 46.6
4K Mixed 33
108% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 208
197% 309 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 83%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 17.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 17.6
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M14xR2 Builds (Compare 298 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M14xR2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $420
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